May 27, 2021
You are here: Home / Business / The race to net-zero is on. This is how we can cross the finish line
The race to net-zero is on. This is how we can cross the finish line
(Credit: Unsplash)
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum.
Author: Justin Adams, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic Forum & Gonzalo Muñoz, Conference of the Parties (COP) Champion for Chile, COP25 High Level Climate Champions
Nature can play a fundamental role in achieving net-zero, with the capacity to deliver one third of cost-effective solutions to climate change.
Utility major SSE has unveiled plans to invest £2bn in low-carbon projects and supporting infrastructure this financial year, after posting a rise in profits led by renewable energy.
This month, we look at research regarding mycorrhizal networks – underground communities of fungi that form symbiotic relationships with plants growing above ground – and their effect on carbon sequestration and plant health and resiliency.
May 25, 2021
You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / How nature can help carbon-intensive companies meet their net-zero commitments
How nature can help carbon-intensive companies meet their net-zero commitments
(Credit: Unsplash)
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum.
Author: Michael B. Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Forest Trends
For hard-to-abate sectors like transport, energy and aviation, tropical forests are a key tool for setting and following through on ambitious net-zero climate commitments.
The new LEAF Coalition offers a high-integrity platform for public-private co-investment in forests at the scale necessary to support Paris Agreement targets.
share this viewpoint
This viewpoint was created byWilly Legrand, Professor of Hospitality Management at the IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
The solutions nature provides: how can hotels contribute and benefit?
Nature and its ecosystem services are at the center of the hospitality business proposition: from food and beverage offers to guests enjoyment of natural landscape at a destination. Nature is not only a capital component available to businesses, but a source of solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change and protect biodiversity while ensuring the well-being of staff and guests alike. Nature is a prerequisite for a successful business, however, a 40% drop in natural capital per person has been recoded over the past two decades (Dasgupta, 2021). Burning though this inventory of natural capital without a regeneration plan should result in alarm bells ringing. As the